Improving and maintaining fitness is the most important thing we can do as we age. If you want to have the ability to do the same things at 80 that you did at 40 it’s all about maintaining and improving fitness. It’s never too early or too late to start. The key is being consistent and doing it.
It improves physical strength. The only thing separating any of us from a nursing home is the physical strength to take care of our self. Lose the strength we currently have due to an illness or a fall and boom we’re in a nursing home. Research shows us that men and women well into their 80’s and 90’s can increase muscular strength. The first step is doing it.
It improves glucose and insulin management. For years we’ve known that exercise makes our cells more sensitive to insulin and decrease risk for Type 2 diabetes. However combine a healthy diet with daily activity and you can reverse Type 2 diabetes and put it in remission without medication.
Decrease depression symptoms. Several studies have shown that exercise decreases depression symptoms as well or better than depression medication with none of the side effects. Include the added social aspect to a fitness class and you have the recipe for beating depression all together according to researchers.
It improves confidence. Research show that older adults who maintain or build physical strength increase confidence because they are able to do and enjoy the same things they did in their 40’s and 50’s. Increase your strength and see your confidence soar.
Decrease your pharmacy bill. Exercise is the best drug on the market. No drug out there has the health potential of exercise without any of the side effects. Daily exercise has the potential to improve blood pressure, decrease chronic systemic inflammation, prevent Type 2 diabetes, decrease the risk of heart disease, some cancers, and even Alzheimer’s.
Get up and start moving today and improve yourself and your health. In the three short weeks my business has been opened I’ve had the incredible opportunity to meet a couple of leading edge boomers who are making huge strides in their fitness. They impress me everyday.